Prince William County News
New siren to warn of dam failure along Occoquan
A new siren will warn the town of a catastrophic dam failure at the Occoquan Reservoir, which holds 8.3 billion gallons of drinking water.
Charges dismissed in Bristow daycare death
WTOP's Andrew Mollenbeck reports.
Police ticket commuter lot parking violators
Starting Monday, Dec. 10, Virginia state and Prince William County police will ramp up ticketing efforts for parking violators at the Dumfries Road commuter parking lot.
Woman alleges sexual assault at Woodbridge motel
A clerk at a Woodbridge, Va., motel says she was sexually assaulted after answering a call to let someone into a room.
Toddler's death prompts review of 2 other deaths
A toddler's death during a visit with his father last month in Virginia is prompting police to also more closely investigate the suicide of the man's mother and the shooting death of a onetime girlfriend in the past decade.
Thomas enters new guilty pleas in East Coast rapes
A Connecticut man admitted Friday to two more rapes that authorities have attributed to a serial rapist who attacked at least 17 women along the East Coast for more than a decade.
Victims expected at Thomas' sentencing in Prince William
The victims of a man known as the East Coast rapist are expected to attend the sentencing early next year. Aaron Thomas pleaded guilty in a Prince William County court to two counts of rape and three counts of abduction Friday.
Dale City breathes sigh of relief
Dale City residents breath a sigh of relief following a guilty plea by the man charged with two rapes in Prince William County that police have attributed to a serial rapist who attacked at least 17 women along the East Coast for more than a decade.
Conn. man pleads guilty to 2001 rape, abduction
A Connecticut man who police believe is responsible for a series of sexual assaults along the East Coast pleaded guilty Thursday to a 2001 rape and abduction in Virginia, marking the first conviction in the attacks spanning more than a decade.
Va. Gov. McDonnell willing to consider early voting
Gov. Bob McDonnell says that waiting two hours to vote is unacceptable and he's willing to consider expanding early voting opportunities to prevent that from happening in the future.
Employee assaulted at Woodbridge Econo Lodge
Police in Prince William County are searching for a man suspected of assaulting a hotel employee at a Woodbridge, Va. Econo Lodge Sunday morning.
High-speed ferry service for region?
A new study will look at five possible high-speed ferry routes on the Potomac, Occoquan and Anacostia rivers.
Manassas News & Messenger to stop publishing
Warren Buffett's company is planning to close a small Virginia newspaper that it bought from Media General earlier this year.
Report criticizes Verizon response to 911 failure
A draft report presented to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Wednesday recommends a series of changes in response to the June derecho that knocked out the 911 system in Northern Virginia.
Statue of most decorated Marine to be dedicated
A statue of the Marine Corps' most decorated member will be dedicated Monday.
Missing Fairfax woman found in Potomac River
Police have identified the remains found in the Potomac River as a missing woman from Fairfax.
Woman's body recovered from Potomac
Prince William County police recovered the body of a woman from the Potomac River Wednesday but investigators released few details about the case.
VRE train hits pedestrian, delays commuter train
A Virginia Express Rail train struck a pedestrian in Prince William County, causing delays for commuters Monday evening.
Obama to appear with Bill Clinton and Dave Matthews in Va.
President Barack Obama will speak at an event with former President Bill Clinton and a performance by singer Dave Matthews in Bristow, Va., Saturday.
Tree crashes into house, displaces two families
Two families were displaced after a tree crashed through a home in Virginia.
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